Heating apparatus

US10317098B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• ResMed Pty Ltd · AU

Inventors

• Christian Bayer · Penzberg, DE
• Robert Eibl · Annaberg-Buchholz, DE
• Johann Sebastian Burz · Germaringen, DE
• Achim Biener · Erding, DE
• Bernd Christoph Lang · Bogen, DE
• Jens Rothfuss · Unterschleißheim, DE
• Johannes Nickol · Munich, DE
• Andreas Kirchberger · Sinzing, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 2, 2012
• Grant date: Jun 11, 2019
• Expiry date: Aug 1, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B29L2031/3481
• WIPO field: Other special machines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

The present technology relates to a tub for a humidifier comprising a container made of a first material, a heating element, and a lining made of a second, preferably biocompatible, material different from the first material, wherein the container comprises a base and a side wall defining a reservoir for a supply of liquid to be evaporated, the heating element is provided on the base of the container, and the lining covers the heating element and a substantial portion of the inner surface of the side wall of the container.